A brilliant idea from Tourism Ireland - drench the world’s most prominent landmarks in green on March 17. Let them act as a beacon to prospective visitors and a “candle in the window” for the Irish (and those of Irish descent) scattered throughout the world.

This year, the landmarks going green include the Sydney Opera House and Sky Tower in New Zealand, Niagara Falls (our featured image, above) on the American and Canadian sides, Burj al Arab in Dubai and Table Mountain in South Africa.

The Empire State Building in New York, the Leaning Tower of Pisa,  the TV Tower in Berlin, the Burg Theatre in Vienna and the Prince’s Palace in Monaco will also light up.

The Sydney Opera House, Australia

Sky Tower, Auckland, New Zealand

Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa

Burj al Arab hotel, Dubai, UAE

City Hall, San Francisco, California

Coit Tower in San Francisco, California

The Prince’s Palace in Monaco

The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

TV Tower in Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, Germany

The Clyde Auditorium - Armadillo - Glasgow, Scotland

New on the list for 2013, what these landmarks will look like on March 17

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The “greened” Sphinx and Pyramids, Egypt

Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark

The iconic “Welcome” sign in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

There’s a rumour that Buckingham Palace is on the list too!

(Thanks to Tourism Ireland for all these superb images)

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